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Jersey Number 12
EJ Paymon
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 243
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Raymond, Miss.
- High School:
- Raymond HS
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
2025-26 (Redshirt Freshman, Southern Miss: Appeared in 13 games and made a pair of starts...Made his collegiate debut at Buffalo (Nov. 3), scoring two points in four minutes...Played a season-high 18 minutes against William Carey (Nov. 18) and scored a career-high nine points...Went 4-for-4 in the game against the Crusaders and had two blocks...Started against William Carey and North Florida (Nov. 22)...Averaged 2.4 points per game, 0.8 rebounds per game and 5.3 minutes per game
2024-25 (Freshman, Mississippi State): Paymon practiced with the team and redshirted the 2024-25 season … Transferred to Southern Miss following the season.
High School: Paymon Jr. played his final three prep seasons at Raymond High School in Raymond, Mississippi for coach Tony Tadlock … Team won the 2022, 2023 and 2024 4A State Championships … A four-star prospect from ESPN.com who averaged 23.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.5 blocks per game as a senior … Named 2023-24 Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year and Mississippi 4A Mr. Basketball as the state’s top recruit for the class of 2024 … Led his team to a 31-4 record … Posted 21.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 blocks per game during his junior season … Turned in a 28-6 record and won Mississippi 4A Mr. Basketball honors … Played the AAU circuit for the Alabama Fusion … Also recruited by Ole Miss and TCU among others.
Personal: Born on July 29, 2005 … Undeclared on a major.
2024-25 (Freshman, Mississippi State): Paymon practiced with the team and redshirted the 2024-25 season … Transferred to Southern Miss following the season.
High School: Paymon Jr. played his final three prep seasons at Raymond High School in Raymond, Mississippi for coach Tony Tadlock … Team won the 2022, 2023 and 2024 4A State Championships … A four-star prospect from ESPN.com who averaged 23.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.5 blocks per game as a senior … Named 2023-24 Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year and Mississippi 4A Mr. Basketball as the state’s top recruit for the class of 2024 … Led his team to a 31-4 record … Posted 21.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 blocks per game during his junior season … Turned in a 28-6 record and won Mississippi 4A Mr. Basketball honors … Played the AAU circuit for the Alabama Fusion … Also recruited by Ole Miss and TCU among others.
Personal: Born on July 29, 2005 … Undeclared on a major.
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